June 2020
Building a digital democracy in a planetary pandemic
..., either. As far as creating a space nation for all humankind is concerned – one that has no intention whatsoever of using its orbital status for terrestrial advantage – Asgardia is the only game in town. Another part of the work I’m engaged in right...
January 2020
A year of consolidation and expansion
... mainly through remote digital sessions, the Parliament of Asgardia the Space Nation met physically for the second time in November 2019 - on this occasion in the northern European city of Tallinn, Estonia. Asgardia’s Chair of Parliament, Lembit Öpik...
01 September 2021
Asgardia space nation links up with Corfu
An astronomical society on the Greek island of Corfu has linked up with Asgardia the space nation and agreed to cooperate on a series of new outreach and educational projects. The opportunity for working together came about after an astronomical ...
September 2024
Space nation issues declaration of independence
Asgardia the Space Nation has issued its own Declaration of Independence following the 12th meeting of its Supreme Space Council (SSC) on the Greek island of Corfu on 13 August 2024. The Council’s decision to enact the Declaration of Independence of...
16 August 2024
Space Nation issues Declaration of Independence
Asgardia the Space Nation has issued its own Declaration of Independence following the 12th meeting of its Supreme Space Council on the Greek island of Corfu this week (13 August 2024). The meeting of the heads of all branches of power in the world's...
January 2021
Developing the economy of a space nation
... Parliament for Asgardia, the space nation, Lembit Öpik is centrally involved in working to fully establish all the elements of its operational digital democracy. In this account, he shares developments from the closing stages of the year, including...